The Portland daily press., 1887-03-03

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This shows how much the women of Bos-
ton appreciate the right to vote do not
think the women of other places look upon
TINS matter much differently" Mr.. Lumbert
thought also that woman suffrage would be
productive OF domestic discord. He also
tnought that there was not interest enough
In the question to warrant the submission of
an amendment to the people
senator Cole of Cumberland, the oldest
man In the Senate, and one whose opinion is
much respected by his colleagues, replied to
Mr.. Lumbert Mr.. Cole did not expect to
have another chance to vote on this cues
tlon In the Senate, and he wanted TO put HIM
sell on record as an earnest sympathizer
With the woman suffrage movement I'm
my own town OF Naples" said Senator Cole,
we nave. a valuation OF $228,000, and one
quarter of this property is owned by women,
by widows or by women who have never
married. Yet these women can have no
voice In the assessment of the taxes they are
to pay, in the way the taxes are to be used.
or in the selection of the ones who are to
collect and disburse the taxes. Gentlemen,
this Is not right" Mr.. Cole spoke at length
OF woman's place in society, and of the fall
lacy OF, all arguments that would deny her
the right to the final increment to her good
infuence-the ballot.
After Mr.. Cole, Senator Heath spoke
briefly in reply to Senator Lumbert's argu.
lnents that the amendment should not be
SuynilJeu 10 the people.
The vote taken was on the passage of the
bill to be engroSsed, the vote which is usual
" the test vote. This is the vote, friends of
the resolution voting yea and opponents no.
Those of the ''yeas" who voted may ON
the same question when it was up week be-
fore last and those of the mays" who voted
Yea" at that time, are indicated by italics.
Those who were absent ON the former vote
are in small capitals:
YEAs.a.Burrill. Cole, Daggett, DUNNELL,
FLINT Gusnee, Harmon, Heath, Kendall. Lord,
Rich, Russell, Simpson, SLEEPER, Weymouth
10.
NAYs.-4uen, GILBERT, Goodnow, Hiu, Hsncl-
ley, JONES, Libbey, Lumbert Nckels NOR
CROSS, Wallace, Yolaq.--12.
ABSENT OR NOT VoTNG.-Phair, Wescott,
Sargent lyoting yea lastweek.l Is.
This vote, it must be remembered, is on
the passage to be engrossed. When he de-
clared the vote, President Marble announced
that the necessary two-thirds not having
voted yea" the resolution had not passed.
Senator Heath Immediately made the point
that the .engrossment was only business
stage OF the bill; that when the constitution
specified two-thirds vote it meant only on
the passage to be enacted. In support of
his position Senator Heath cited rulings in
former cases of this kind The President,
however, adhered to his original ruling, but
finally consented to suspend his declaration
OF the vote until he would look the matter
up.
The weight of precedent, and of the
opinions OF the best parliamentarians is
against Me Presidents ruling If he changes
i the resolution will go to the House from
The Senate with clean record. Should the
House pass it, the friends of the resolution
have hope, perhaps a faint hope that on
the final passage to be enacted the two-thirds
may be secured in the Senate.
Fees for Posting LibeIs.
In the House, this morning, Mr.. Dow of
Portland, presented bill to cut down the
fees for libel posting, etc., in the Portland
Municipal Court. He said that since the
county commissioners presented their case
to the judiciary committee, some new facts
had been brought to his attention, especially
that these fees are collected in actions which
are brought, not against rumsellers, but
against rum seized and condemned where no
seller isscaught For this reason he present
| ed the bill, which was similar to the one pre-
sented in the Senate a few days ago and put
| out of the way then on the ground that the
subject had already been acted ON by the
judiciary committee. BY the House the bill
this morning was Immediately referred to the
| judiciary committee, and sent into the Sem
| ate for concurrence. In there Senator
Goodenow, who stopped the former bill, had
this also laid On the table, on the ground
that it was sending to the judiciary commit
tee matter that had already been acted on
but later, when ii was explained to HIM that
| it was the wish of other members of that
committee to consider it again, he had the
bill taken from the table and referred in con-
currence with the House. This is the bill in
full.
Section 1.-SectiOn 63 of chap. 81 of the Riyised
Statutes is hereby amended by adding thereto the
following:
Provided, that the costs to be taxed in the
municipal court of the City Of Portland, in the
county of Cumberland shall be for libel, twenty
| i've cents for posting notices In return, twenty
five cents; executing order to restore or deliver
| twenty-five cents; hut no fees shall be taxed fol
entering the libel, for trying the same, for mon
ton, or for order TO restore or deliver and the
| corder Of said court shall receive no fees or com
pensation in addition to his salary as provided by
| law, nor shall he be employed or designated BIZ
the Judge Of said court TO post notices or to per
fern other services whereby extra fees or com
pensation may be demanded by him as for ser
| wees not covered by his salary
Also by striking out the word "herein" in the
nrst hne OF said section and inserting after the
pages si5 Sic AIS sas Hg e aed iSowpg s96 ~ g6e 4 R
yised Statutes" so that said sections as amended
shall read as follows:
See 6S.-The forms set forth on pages 315, 3I6
| BIZ, 3lS, 319 and 32O of the Revised Staiutes
| with such changes adapt them for use in cities
towns anu plahlatatlons are sufficient in law fol
TO which they purport to be adapted; and tn,
| costs TO De taxed and allowed for the libel shall
be fifty cents; for entering the same thirty cents
for trying me same one dollar; for montion, fft,
| cents; for posting notices and return one dollar
0rder TO restore or deliver, twenty-five cents; exc
cutting the order, fifty cents.
Bar karbor's Water.
The debate ON the Bar Harbor water sys
TEN, which has been eagerly awaited, begaI
in the House this afternoon, but will not bt
concluded until tomorrow. Mr.. Barker o
Bangor opened the debate by explaining tn
grounds Of the action which five members o
the judiciary committee had taken in report
ing favorably the bill to charter the Edel
Company.
Mr.. Griudle of Mount Desert, FOLLOWED
with a very clear and forcible argument 70
the old company. He urged that the Rod
icks had put in their water works when Ba
/ Harbor was small and almost unknown